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daveforty

Opinions please......... I am thinking of getting a sat-nav for the car. Not a subject I know much about, but a bit of searching has led me to think of the Garmin Nuvi 250W or a TomTom ONE XL. Amazon (UK) seems to be the best pricewise. I dont need iPod / MP3 player or Bluetooth mobile phone compatibility. I am as interested in speed camera locations as much as how to get from A to B, do I need to download updated speed camera data from the GPS manufacturer or can I get them from independant sellers e.g. http://www.scdb.info/en/ ? All user info appreciated.

SpiderTex

Most of the TomTom's have speed cams as a POI (Point Of Interest) overlay yuo can download. I think the latest TomTom's have a map sharing function where users can share maps. And trips (e.g. bike trips) you can load.

A friend of mine has a Garmin streetpilot on his bike, he's pretty satisfied with it. Also has speed cams as overlay.

hope this helps

blacktiger

A mistake you could be making is buying one JUST for the car. Think future use. If, like me, you're going to want to tour on the bike, then your GPS will need to be waterproof.

The best on the market currently is the Garmin Zumo. Get the Zumo550 for full European coverage. It comes with all the bike AND car mounting stuff.

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MVP44

+1 on the Zumo 550 - since you already stated you don't need bluetooth etc, you could consider the 450, but the 550 speaks street names and can be used with a bluetooth head set so the directions go right into your ear piece which is very nice in traffic.

remal

I have a tom tom 910 for work and a zumo 550 for the bike, kit car and family car. its a great bit of kit. not cheap but worth saving for. bought it about 8 months ago, its been great and I would buy another if needed

rustbucket

There's a chance there will be a Zumo for me under the christmas tree this year.

Over the summer I borrowed a friend's Nuvi a few times for use on the bike; the longest trip I used it on was about 1000 miles around the Blue Ridge parkway. I put it in the map pocket in my tank bag, and found that it worked pretty well there. The one feature I wouldn't want to ride without is voice navigation with street names. Looking down at a little screen while riding a motorcycle == bad thing.

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snakebasket

I have TomTom 910 with car kit and RAM mount for the bike fairing. TomTom 920 is worth considering, but waterproof Garmin is probably best for bike.

trenery

I use TomTom Rider V2 - great bit of kit and easy to get free poi downloads and plan your trip on a PC. Easy to mount with the RAM Mount that comes with it and you can get a car kit.

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